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“For more than 350 years Black men in this country have been dying with courage and dignity for causes they believe in. This aspect of our history has always been known to Black people, but for many the knowledge has been vague. We knew the names of a few of our martyrs and heroes, but […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact: What Famous Author Was Stokely Carmichael’s Freshman English Teacher?
When he was a freshman at Howard University, Stokely Carmichael had an English professor who was to become a Nobel laureate. She was also the future editor of two of his books. He had this to say about his famous teacher: “My freshman English teacher I’ve never forgotten. She was an instructor and a challenging […]
Read the rest of this entry »Malcolm X’s Prediction For The Year 2000 That Didn’t Come True
In his autobiography, Malcolm X recounts a conversation he had with a white reporter who he felt was honest and sincere. He didn’t reveal the name of the reporter because he wanted to protect his identity and spare him any possible backlash he could receive from expressing his admiration for Malcolm X. Malcolm X said […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact: The Comprehensive Act & Slavery In America
“An act of 1696, reenacted in 1712 and again in 1722, declared that those who have been sold and their children, are made slaves. By 1725, Governor Arthur Middleton stated that slaves have been and are always deemed as goods and chattel by their masters. In 1740, The Comprehensive Negro Act abandoned completely the last […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: The Guided Missile & The Pacemaker
Inventor and engineer Otis Boykin helped to develop the guided missile. He patented over 2 dozen electronic devices. This included the pacemaker. He was inspired to create the pacemaker sue to his mother dying from heart failure when he was only a year old. Ironically, Otis Boykin also died from heart failure in 1982. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact: Princess Laura Kofi
Ghanaian-born Laura Adorkor Kofi worked for Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) as the national field director. Reputed to be an African princess, Laura Kofi came to American because dreams and spiritual visions prompted her to do so. She came to America with a mission to empower African-Americans to create an independent, self-sustaining community. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: The U.S. Virgin Islands
“In 1917, the U.S. bought the Dutch West Indies for $125 million and renamed them the U.S. Virgin Islands. WWI was underway, and Uncle Sam wanted the islands as a naval base to protect the strategically important Panama Canal. The U.S. government assigned the administration of the islands to the Department of the Navy.” -From, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: How Many MLK Jr. Streets Are In The U.S.?
According to National Geographic, there are at least 955 streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States. Other countries such as Germany, Haiti, and France also have street named after Martin Luther King Jr. Tweet
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